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AP Sports WriterLincoln Riley, 33, takes over as Oklahoma's football coachBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Just three years ago, Lincoln Riley was the offensive coordinator at East Carolina.Now, he'll take the reins at Oklahoma, one of the most powerful programs in college football.The 33-year-old Riley is being promoted...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Tough, too easy FCS non-conference schedulesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Delaware State is opening the season upstate against Delaware - a program that's beaten the Hornets seven times by an average of 28 points since they first met 10 years ago.And that's Delaware State's easiest non-conference game...

AP Sports WriterLincoln Riley, 33, takes over as Oklahoma's football coachBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Just three years ago, Lincoln Riley was the offensive coordinator at East Carolina.Now, he'll take the reins at Oklahoma, one of the most powerful programs in college football.The 33-year-old Riley has stepped in...

AP Sports Writer3 Michigan St players charged in campus sexual assault caseBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Three Michigan State football players were charged Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct in connection with an incident that occurred on campus in January.Arrest warrants signed by an Ingham County judge name...

Al Pacino to star as Penn State's Joe Paterno in HBO biopicNEW YORK (AP) Al Pacino will star as late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in an upcoming HBO biopic directed by Barry Levinson.HBO says the film will focus on Paterno dealing with the fallout from the...

Ole Miss disputes NCAA lack of institutional control chargeOXFORD, Miss. (AP) The University of Mississippi disputes the NCAA's charges of lack of institutional control and failure to monitor by head coach Hugh Freeze, along with allegations of a $10,000 cash payment to a recruit.The Ole Miss football program...

Ole Miss disputes NCAA lack of institutional control chargeOXFORD, Miss. (AP) The University of Mississippi disputes the NCAA's charges of lack of institutional control and failure to monitor by head coach Hugh Freeze.The Ole Miss football program released its response Tuesday to a second NCAA Notice of Allegations...

AP Sports Writer3 Michigan St players charged in campus sexual assault caseBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Three Michigan State football players were charged Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct after a woman said she was raped and forced to perform oral sex in the bathroom of an on-campus...

Ole Miss disputes NCAA lack of institutional control chargeOXFORD, Miss. (AP) The University of Mississippi has contested the NCAA's charges of lack of institutional control and failure to monitor by head coach Hugh Freeze.The Ole Miss football program released its response Tuesday to a second NCAA Notice of...

Vols' WR Smith agrees to perform community serviceKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee wide receiver Josh Smith has agreed to a deal that will allow the domestic assault charge against him to be dismissed once he performs community service and pays court costs.Smith was arrested last month after fighting with...

AP Sports Writer3 Michigan St players charged in campus sexual assault caseBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Three Michigan State football players were charged Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct after a woman said she was raped and forced to perform oral sex in the bathroom of an on-campus...

Kentucky dismisses senior DE Bell for violating team rulesFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Kentucky coach Mark Stoops says senior defensive end Alvonte Bell has been dismissed from the team for an unspecified violation of team rules.Stoops and Louisville coach Bobby Petrino spoke during a Tuesday news conference at a charity...